NEW YORK — Finnish cell phone maker Nokia said Friday that it has extended its patent-infringement claims against Apple to include the new iPad.

The latest complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Madison, Wis., follows other lawsuits by Nokia claiming that a broad swath of Apple products violate Nokia patents. Nokia says the disputed technologies help reduce the size and cost of electronic gadgets. Apple had already responded with its own infringement claims against Nokia.

While the suits are being resolved consumers should be able to buy the Apple or Nokia products in question.

Apple has also sued Taiwan’s HTC, one of the leading producers of cell phones that run on Google’s Android software, a potential challenger to Apple’s popular iPhone. Apple says HTC’s Android phones violate iPhone patents.

NOKIA VS. APPLE

PATENT DISPUTE: Finnish cell phone maker Nokia has filed new patent-infringement claims against Apple, this time covering the iPad.

COUNTER PUNCHES: The latest complaint follows other lawsuits by Nokia claiming that various Apple products infringe on Nokia patents. Apple had already responded with a countersuit against Nokia, saying the company chose to “copy the iPhone” to recapture its share of the high-end phone market.

UPSHOT: Patent disputes are common in the technology industry and often end with some kind of licensing agreement.

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